Curtain-shade holder



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G. E. DODD. CURTAIN SHADE HOLDER.

N0. 533,446. Patented Feb. 5, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT rerun...

CHARLES E. DODD, OF WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-SHADE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 533,446, dated February5, 1 895.

Application filed February 21, 1893. Serial No. 463,150. (No model.)

.To all wit-0712 it may concern.-

Beit known that I, CHARLES E. Dom), a resident of vVilliamsport, in thecounty of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Our tain Shade Holders; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in curtain shade holders and moreparticularly to an improvement in the construction disclosed in LettersPatent No. 487,211, granted to me November 29, 1892; and it consists incertain novel features of construction and combinations of parts whichwill be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a View in perspective of myimproved curtain shade holder showing the preferred form ofconstruction. Fig. 2 is a detached view of one of the sleeves andconnected bracket, and Figs. 3, 4., 5, 6 and 7 are views ofmodifications.

A represents a strip of material preferably of wood made in sections soit can be extended or adjusted or in a single piece it preferred. Thisstrip whether made in one piece or in sections is adapted to reachacross the window frame and be secured thereto.

B B indicate sliding collars partly surrounding the strip, they beingmade of spring metal and adapted to be slid on the strip to the properposition after which they are secured in place in various ways some ofwhich are shown in the several modifications illustrated as will bereferred to hereinafter.

As the two collars shown in Fig. 1 are alike except that they are thereverse of each other, only one will be described. The strip of metalforming the collar is bent around the strip so as to fit it nicely, itsends terminating in proximity to each other. The ends are then bentoutwardly to form ears 1, 1, and in these ears perforations 2, 2, aremade. The ex recesses or pockets 5, 5, are formed in the collar O, 0represent the brackets. These are preferably made of wire as shown inFigs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Of course the two brackets varya trifle inconstruction as the two brackets always do, they being made to receivethe opposite ends of the curtain roller which are slightly different.Bracket O is bent as follows: The upper and lower edges 6 and 7respectively are formed approximately parallel. From their outer endsthe wire is bent to form a closed eye 8 which receives the retarytrunnion on one end of the roller. The other bracket G is bent to forman open hook 9 for the spring end of the roller, so that both thesebrackets resemble the ordinary brackets made of cast metal except thatthey are inade of wire.

On the inner ends of the edges 6 and 7 the pintles 10, 10, are formed bybending the wire outward at this point and these pintles extend into theperforations 2, 2, in the ears 1, 1, to form bearings upon which thebrackets are rocked. From the outer ends of these pintles the wire isbent at approximately right angles to the pintle or toward the outer endof the strip and then toward the strip to form dogs 12, 12. These dogsare preferably sharpened as shown in Fig. 1, they being adapted topenetrate the wood a short distance to lock the collar against slidingand also acting as shoulders to prevent the bracket from rock ingfarther outward. It will be observed that these dogs are formed on theoutside and that the rocking of the brackets is always inward so thatwhen the roller is in placein thebrackets it prevents any tendency inthe brackets to fold inward and the dogs on the outside prevent theirfolding in that direction.

In operation it may be explained that both the brackets and the collarshave a slight spring action so that when the bracket is thrown outwardit follows the guides at, 4, closely but yieldingly or vice versa andwhen in the position to hold the roller the brackets swing into therecesses or pockets 5,5, where they remain until more than a'slightpressure must be brought to bear to fold them inward again fiat againstthe strip, the spring action being sufiicient also to hold them in thisposition, so at either extreme adj ustment the brackets are held againstrattling or accidental displacement, by virtue of the spring act-ion ofthe bracket or the collar or by the combined spring action of both. Torecapitulate briefly it will be seen that the stops as well as the dogshold the brackets in position when thrown outward and that the springaction of the parts combines to make a secure and rigid engagement.

As shown in Fig. l tongues 13, 13, may be formed on the collar forsecuring the collar directly to the strip or to the window frame. Bothare shown in Fig. 1' to save drawings. In the tongues holes 14, areformed to receive a nail. The tongues may be secured to the upper orlower edge of the strip to the outer end or to the inner surface of thewindow frame.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 a spring pawl 15 takes the place ofthe tongue and one or two may be used. This pawl operates in connectionwith ratchet teeth 16, 16, on the edge or edges of the strip.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4instead of the sharpened dogs shownin Figs. 1 and 2 the wire is bent inwardly as shown at 16, 16, and thestrip is provided with several transverse grooves 15, 15, adapted toreceive these ends.

In the construction shown in Fig. 5 the dogs are very much like thoseshown in Figs. 1 and 2 except that they are blunt, and perforations areformed in the strip to receive them.

In Fig. 6 the bracket shown is like those shown in Figs. 1 and 2'but thecollar instead of being made of a metal plate is formed of wire, thewire being bent to conform as nearly as possible to the contour of theplate sleeve previously described.

In Fig. 7 the bracket'shown is cast and provided at the inner end with ashoulder 18 adapted to bear on the strip to hold the bracket in itsraised position.

The device may be varied in many particulars in addition to the severalconstructions set forth without departing from the spirit and scope ofmy invention and hence I do not wish to be limited to the exactconstructions shown, but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a spring sleeve constructed to partly surround astrip or other support, the ends of the sleeve having ears in whichperforations are formed, said ears provided with recesses or pockets,guides leading thereto, and stops on the outer edges of the ears, ofbrackets having pintles bearing in the perforations in the ears,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a sleeve constructed to partly surround a stripor other support, the ends of the sleeve having ears in whichperforations are formed, said ears provided with recesses or pockets,guides leading thereto, and stops on the outer edges of the ears, ofspring brackets made of wire and provided with pintles adapted to enterand form hearings in the holes in the ears whereby a hinged connectionis formed, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES E. DODD.

Witnesses:

O. S. DRURY, G. F. DOVVNING.

